How to Install Oracle 11i on Win2000

Hi, 11th Aug 2001 11:52 hrs chennai

I am going to explain here step by step How to Install Oracle 11i on Win2000 server.

I also request those who install Oracle Apps 11i to first read the installtion pdf's which helps you understand clearly the prerequisites overall.

You cannot find the Pre installtion steps(such as Mks Toolkit and GNUMake config) in more clear terms from those documents.Which are explained here.

The Must PDF's to refer before installation

1)r1152ins.pdf
2)11iconcepts.pdf

According to the 11iconcepts PDF you can decide your business needs the N-Tier Architecture and Database Server and Application Tier Server File System in a very clear terms.

The installation process can be divided into

Pre Installtion,Installation and Post-Installation stages.

I would caution everyone to concentrate more on Pre Installation stage and which is more critical for a successfull installtion of Oracle Apps and to be free with later cropping up problems.

Further before moving into Installtion stages i have to Explain the Number of CD's and Installtion type's in Oracle App's.

In many places you may need to wait patiently even more than 10 minutes for screens(Dialog Boxes) to appear dont conclude prematurely some problem on system.

In oracle Apps 11.5.1 it consist of 12 CD's.

1) Start Here CD(RAPID Installation Wizard)

2)1-11 CD's

1-3 Application Top information
4th Oracle DB
5-6 IAS and other tools
7-11 Oracle Apps DB.

You have to decide whether you are going to do a Single Node Installation(No Post-Installation Task) or Multi Node Installation. Refer(r1152ins.pdf)

While installing for Multi Node you can see the Installation locations to be mentioned as

Appl_Top,Common_Top,Data_Top etc.Try to install Appl_top and common_Top in one drive and Data_Top in another Drive(Single Node) and in different nodes in Multi Node installation.

Installation Types
--------------------
Production ==>Real time Env implementation's
Test ==>For test Env Purposes
Vision Demo==>R&D or learning Purposes.

Pre-Installation steps
======================
Space Requirement for types of installtions
Install VC++
How to Download and install MKS tool Kit
How to Download and Configure GNUMAKE
Env path setting
Create Applmgr user in Win2000

Space Requirement for types installtion:
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Memory Requirement
------------------------
1 GB of RAM(512 Fine for initial Installtion)
but planned for more user connections another 1 GB of Ram and according to the number of user's and Application needs you have to Increase the Memory.

HDD capacity
---------------
APP_Top(A)
COMMON_TOP(C)
DATA_TOP(D)

Normally A+c is much less than D.

Prod and Test ====>30 GB(A+C=10,D=20) of HD Space for all Modules
Test and Vision ====>35 GB(A+C=15,D=25) of HD Space for all Modules
Vision Demo ====>20 GB(A+C= 7,D=13) of HD (Default Modules chosen)

This are the actuall space required for the Oracle Apps Alone plan for more space for future needs etc.

Softwares on System
-------------------------
Win2000 server with Patch1,Winzip and Acrobat Reader Latest version etc.

Install VC++:
----------------
Install a clean installtion of VC++ of Visual Studio Family 6.0
It should be first installed before installing MKS or GNUMAKE

NOTE: When Visual C++ is installed, let the installer register all environment variables. This will allow executables to be linked from the command line.

How to Download and install MKS tool Kit:
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Note:Try to purchase the MKS tool kit from the below site.
or try to download the trial version valid for a months time.

http://www.mkssoftware.com/products/tk/ds_tkio.asp

Evaluation copy from

http://www.mkssoftware.com/eval/

Choose "MKS Toolkit for Interoperability " Download it in C:\

Again you have to click the downloaded kit to start the actual download of 38 MB of MKS tollkit Evaluation version.

You will be sent a Demo serial number to your mail id==>copy the same to a Notepad on your desktop.

Now start the installtion of the MKSToolkit on your system by clicking on the MKStoolkit downloaded.

It will prompt you for the Demo serial number which has to be provided.

The MKStoolkit will be successfully installed.

How to Download and Configure GNUMAKE:
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1) HOW TO GET AND INSTALL GNUMAKE ON WINDOWS2000

This can be done by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Please, be aware that you must install Visual C++ *BEFORE* installing GNUMAKE, because its installation process involves linking executables.

1) Before downloading GNUMAKE, you will need to acquire some utilities which will be used for unpacking files. You can obtain the required utilities at the following

URL: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/utilities/i386/

The directory contains the following files:
README
djtarnt.exe
gunzip-1.2.4-i386.exe
gzip-1.2.4-i386.exe
tar-1.11.2-i386.exe
tar-1.11.2a.exe

Only two of the files are required:

gunzip-1.2.4-i386.exe and tar-1.11.2a.exe

2) After downloading the above files, rename them as follows:

gunzip-1.2.4-i386.exe => gunzip.exe
tar-1.11.2a.exe => tar.exe
Place them into a directory that you can set in you PATH environment variable.

3) Point your browser to the following

URL: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make

The files needed from this directory are:
make-3.77.tar.gz
make-3.78.1.tar.gz
make-3.79.1.tar.gz
make-3.79.tar.gz

Development requires to install version 3.77 or above. Downloading the latest version is perhaps best decision, but there are advantages to downloading the version required by development (3.77). (This document assumes that version 3.77 has been downloaded) (NOTE: AVOID USING SPACES IN
DIRECTORY AND FILE NAMES. GNUMAKE,VISUAL C++, ETC. DO NOT ALWAYS DEAL WELL WITH SPACES)

4) For instance, suppose you have downloaded file make-3.77.tar.gz on a directory called C:\GNUMAKE, unpack this file using gunzip.exe from a Command Prompt Window

Example: C:\GNUMAKE>gunzip make-3.77.tar.gz This last action, will expand file make-3.77.tar.gz and the extension .gz will be removed.

5) On the same Command Prompt Window, you should UnTAR the file, with the following

command: C:\GNUMAKE>tar -xvf make-3.77.tar This will create a new subdirectory called MAKE-3.77 under C:\GNUMAKE, the original directory.

6) In the new subdirectory, there is a batch file
called build_w32.bat; run the batch file to generate GNUMAKE.EXE

Try this from Command Prompt more than once if succesfully not built message appers till you get Generated successfully.

Note:If Possible run all the bat files in the MAKE-3.77 and also config.bat in the sub directory by double clicking it.

WARNING: There is a known issue with this last step, "GNU make fails to build regardless of chosing build_w32 or nmake"

See [NOTE:115937.1]

for work around. RELATED DOCUMENTS ----------------- For Microsoft Visual C++, MKS Toolkit and
GNUMAKE support, you should contact their respective vendors Microsoft Visual C++, MKS Toolkit
and GNUMAKE are registered trademarks.

http://support.microsoft.com/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ http://www.mks.com/

http://www.gnu.org/ Note:104010.1: Release 11i on NT: Software Requirements
Note:115937.1: GNU Make won't make on windows NT


Important:All the downloaded files from GNU makes web sites shall be put in a single folder called gnumake under c:\ .Try to search for config.bat file inside this folders just click and
run it.

Env path setting:
-----------------
Try to search make.exe generated in c:\program files\mkstoolkit\mksnt and copy and paste it
c:\gnumake\MAKE-3.77\windebug and c:\gnumake\MAKE-3.77\winRel also paste both this paths in the

My Computers==>Properties==>Advanced==>Environment variables==>Path setting's

After all this check as follows from CMD mode.

1)execute make at c:\>

2)execute gnumake at c:\>

In win2000 it may return error messages or Target wrong ignore it.If it is on Win NT then it will return proper status.

Create Applmgr user in Win2000:
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Create a Applmgr user account in win2000 .

Installation:
=============

What here you require is the Patience .

Load the START HERE CD and run the C:\> cd \cdrom\rapidwiz

For Test and Prod it will ask for the location of Appl_Top,Common_Top and Data_Top location. Mention there path and ensure if more than one installtion say eg.Vision and Test or Prod to check the Path in all the tab pages its corresponding values and path's.

In Vision Demo many of the Options are not propmted from the user.

It will then do the system checking for Host Name and other details.All the checking should have been passed or if failed it will mark it in RED cross mark.Rectify the mistake and then onceagain proceed or else you will have problem after installation.

The Installation time takes around 5 to 6 Hrs of time.

For info on Post installation or on Multi Node follow the pdf's i have mentioned above.

The most tedious of all is succesfully crossing the Apps system checking it does for all
installed products it requires without any failure.

The GNUMAKE configuration or steps were nowhere given and it was all our trail and error exp.

This Thread will be further updated in future with some add ups.

If you have any doubts get to Oracle Apps Forum.

Cheers

Padmam

Is the installation for 9i similar to 11i?

Hi Thenet, 20th sep 2001 11:11 Mumbai

Welcome to DBAsuppot.com as a new member.

Hope you will enjoy very much with the forum in the coming days.

Coming to your Query of 9i and 11i comparison

There is lot of differences between 9i installation and 11i.

May be very few things you can find in common.The space ,memory installation methods are totally different for 11i.

9i is much easier.

Cheers

Padmam

Thanks for your info. I have been scouring the net for days to figure out why I kept failing the System Utility ck, I realized it needed certain C+ utilities but was unsure how to remedy this.
Th Oracle Install notes do not cover this at all. They talk about post install issues concerning MS VC and gnu.
Anyway I installed without these and the install went fine and I have the app working.
So what exactly are these utilities uses for
thanks dan

hi,
AT the outset , allow me to thank you for the excellent job for giving so much information on installing 11i on windows 2000, i have 40 gb machine, and 392 mb ram, i am installing 11i, test + vision demo, i have all the tools in place exactly like u said, but after installing 56% percent it asks for "Rapid Installation 8i CD" after that the Oracle Universal Installer fails to come up , it hangs.....,

Thanks much,
faru

Have 9iAS and 9i DB already installed...
Can I now install 11i?

Hi, 13th Jan 2002 13:00 hrs Chennai

you wont be able to do like that since while you install a complete suite of 11i it creates a DB containing schemas as required for the Oracle 11i ERP suite to run.

Actually while you install 11i from the Rapid Install Wizard the first CD it will start prompting you one by one (CD's) it requires.

Note 11i==>For Your Kind information 11i Is a version name denoted to Oracle Application(Oracle Apps) its (Oracle) ERP product. Consisting of around 55 Modules(Oracle Financilas,Inventory etc). Dont mistake 11i as DB like 9i DB.

Cheers

Padmam

[Edited by padmam on 01-13-2002 at 02:46 AM]

Hi there....
I am sorry if this is a wrong way. But I do not find any other way out. First let me introduce myself. I am Rejith, an SAP Basis technology consultant. I was franticaly in search of some documents in 11i. From your post regarding installation of 11i on Win 2000, I learn that there is a document called 11iconcepts.pdf.
Now the explosive question, can you do a big favour by sending across the document to me?
my mail id is: - [email protected]
One more favour, if I can ask you can you suggest some more documents, presentations, white papers etc in the DBA part of 11i.......

Sorry once again if I took the wrong track and thanks in advance.

Rejith

11i concepts document won't give much idea about Oracle 11i. If you refer oracle website at http://www.oracle.com/applications/c...gmt/index.html
you will get much more idea than reading 11i concepts.pdf

I have seen free video tutorial about 11i in oracle website, but couldn't trace now. might be in oracle appsworld.

If you spend some time in oracle website you can find it.

Oracle 11i release 6 CD pack has a documentation CD in it. In that all ERP, CRM and BIS docs are there.





[Edited by asnssf on 02-26-2002 at 01:59 PM]

Hai, is this installation possible be done on one computer only? When you installed it, the sequence of CD is not 1,2,3.. but sometimes 1,7,4,2... etc. Is that right?

padmam, I'm new to this forum, and just installed 9i and read your detailed install instructions for 11i.

but is it possible to choose "MKS Toolkit for Developers" instead of "MKS Toolkit for Interoperability"?

Website no longer allows demo download of the "Interoperability" option.

My other question is, when does 9i need to be re-started? after ez-install is finished configuring 11i, or before it finishes the configuration?

Thanks

Install
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Hi UNIX WORLD

i have a problem and not able to solve plz any body help me to solve
this one.

I want to install ORACLE 7.0.2 in SCO UNIX 5.0.5

what action i had made to install ORACLE 7.0.2 in SCO UNIX 5.0.5 these are...

1- I made a " dba " group and then i made " oracle " user and make it
" dba " member as well.
2- I made two directories named " cdrom " and " orainst " in oracle user
3- I made two directories named " cdrom " and " orainst " in root user
4- and mount cd in cdrom by this command
# mount -r -f HS,lower /dev/cd0 /cdrom
5- and then go into orainst directory of root and run this blow one
being connected by oracle user.
$ start.sh

What happend...
~~~~~~~~~~~
1- when at first time i run this scrip and found errors those tell (means
like that ) no able to make cdlink directory.
2- and when i run this script haven connected by root user so, makes
cdlink directory but makes some others error.
3- and again i run this script by oracle user so, it shows me that i have
established link to oracle user's cdrom already and this link will be
used.

MY Question is that weather these steps are right or not. if not so, what are right steps. if yes, it means i have to make changes in SCRIPT of
" install.sh ".
please tell me what the changes are to be... plz tell me all...
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Oracle 11i installation doubts

Hi,

I am learning to install Oracle 11i suite.

After installed Visual C++, MKS Toolkit and GNUMake, Java SDK 1.4 and created an account as Oracle Application Manager, I configured the system path included the folders C++, MKS Toolkit and Gnumake, and checked all the utilities were there.

Rapid CD installation: error message: utilities not available.

Does anyone know anything about how to fix the problem?

Thanks,

Thanks for your information, it help me much.

The configuration of my computer is PIII 667, 512M SDRAM, and 80G hard disk, and I am installing 11i 5.8 for Win2000 on it.

About the installation of GNUMAKE, I have a little difference from you: i must copy the GNUMAKE.exe generated in WinDebug or WinRel to ...\mkstoolkit\mksnt, otherwise I can not pass the System Utility Check.

Now, I have a problem in the Installation Process. At the end of installing DB, it asks for user and password, but I succeded finishing all steps on the same computer( i ignored the warning of System Utility Check) . What's wrong with it?

The attachment is my log, can you help me?

thank u